LONDON. Wolverhampton Wanderers conquered Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1. J. Gomes was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of João Gomes at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, João Gomes gave the win to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 63′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Tottenham Hotspur was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 61,532 spectators. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was light shower snow. The temperature was freezing at -6.12 degrees Celsius or 20.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 156 Attack 70
- 129 Dangerous attack 41
- 79 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 71% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 129 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Wolverhampton Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (João Gomes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tottenham Hotspur stays with 47 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers will has 35 points like Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Chelsea on the 24th of February with a 24-9 head to head in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Sheffield United on the 24th of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
85'
46'
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Emerson Royal , Cristian Romero , Micky van de Ven , Ben Davies , Pape Matar Sarr , Yves Bissouma , Dejan Kulusevski , James Maddison , Heung-min Son and Richarlison .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Bentancur , Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Radu Drăgușin, Bryan Gil , Timo Werner , Giovani Lo Celso , Brennan Johnson and Brandon Austin.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Richarlison for Brennan Johnson (71′), Yves Bissouma for Timo Werner (71′), Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur (71′), James Maddison for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (85′) and Emerson Royal for Giovani Lo Celso (85′).
Player of the match: Dejan Kulusevski
The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Dejan Kulusevski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
66'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gary O’Neil played with: Jérémy Pied, José Sá , Max Kilman , Craig Dawson , Toti , Nélson Semedo , Mario Lemina , João Gomes , Rayan Aït-Nouri , Pablo Sarabia and Pedro Neto , Hee-chan Hwang .
These were the players on the bench: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traoré , Hugo Bueno, Tommy Doyle, Daniel Bentley, Tawanda Chirewa, Nathan Fraser, Boubacar Traore and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde .
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Pablo Sarabia for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (73′), Hee-chan Hwang for Boubacar Traoré (88′) and Pedro Neto for Matt Doherty (90′).
Player of the match: João Gomes
The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was João Gomes.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Nottingham Forest – West Ham United – 2-0
- Newcastle United – AFC Bournemouth – 2-2
- Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-1
- Fulham – Aston Villa – 1-2
- Burnley – Arsenal – 0-5
- Brentford – Liverpool – 1-4
